Keeping your name after marriage?

Contributor: MissCandyland MissCandyland
I'm not married. If I ever do get married, I don't think I'd mind changing my name.
06/25/2012
Contributor: Sundae Sparkles Sundae Sparkles
I always thought that I would always keep my last name (keep my Independence and I'm very proud to be my fathers daughter) But I met a man and if we were to marry I would want his last name
06/25/2012
Contributor: booboo111926 booboo111926
im married and took my husbands last name
06/25/2012
Contributor: yarii yarii
changed my last name...
06/25/2012
Contributor: lulz lulz
I'm a guy and I wouldn't mind if my wife didn't change her name after, hyphenated would be cool
06/25/2012
Contributor: Claire-Bear Claire-Bear
I'm old fashioned. I can't wait to take my partner's last name.
06/25/2012
Contributor: Dusk Dusk
For a long time, I planned on taking my partner's name. Now that I'm getting older, getting used to my name, and looking forward to perhaps publishing some work in my field in the future, I really want to keep my maiden name. I'm growing attached to it.
06/25/2012
Contributor: sexxxkitten sexxxkitten
I will take my future husband's name.
06/25/2012
Contributor: travelnurse travelnurse
I hyphenated my name. Now here's the good part. I am a nurse and his last name is Gross. Professionally I have always gone by my last name until my most recent job and they insist that I am Nurse Gross. I don't like it.
06/25/2012
Contributor: Rod Ronald Rod Ronald
My wife did not change her last name. It doesn't bother me because my family is pretty shity and I'm glad the name will end with me.
06/25/2012
Contributor: Greenleaf Greenleaf
Female and keeping my name. Any kids are going to end up with hyphenated names until they're old enough to decide what they want to use.
06/25/2012
Contributor: spineyogurt spineyogurt
Im old fashioned
06/25/2012
Contributor: SecretKinksters SecretKinksters
I look forward to taking his, I like his last name better than mine.
06/25/2012
Contributor: Feisty Feisty
I'm female and currently unmarried, but when I do I plan on keeping my last name.
10/11/2012
Contributor: ViVix ViVix
Quote:
Originally posted by VieuxCarre
I heard this discussed on the Today Show this morning and thought I'd ask here. How many of you have changed your name, or would change your name, after marriage? Would you keep your last name after marriage? Vote and discuss!
I will hyphenate my last name due to my daughter having my last name currently.
10/11/2012
Contributor: Anne Anne
I plan to change my last name. I think my last name is too boring.
10/11/2012
Contributor: Supervixen Supervixen
I would likely take his last name. This is just something that I'm a bit traditional about. I don't care if other women want to keep or hyphenate their names--to each her own. But I like the idea of taking his name. Something about it seems to be symbolically important to me.
10/11/2012
Contributor: Lildrummrgurl7 Lildrummrgurl7
I plan on hyphenating my last name or just taking 2 last names.
10/11/2012
Contributor: Passion plum Passion plum
I changed my name but a lot of my friend did not or hyphenated theirs.
10/11/2012
Contributor: *Camoprincess* *Camoprincess*
Quote:
Originally posted by VieuxCarre
I heard this discussed on the Today Show this morning and thought I'd ask here. How many of you have changed your name, or would change your name, after marriage? Would you keep your last name after marriage? Vote and discuss!
I am "legally" still married to the asshole an I didn't change my last name for 6 months after we got married. I really wish I would have NEVER changed my last name. Once I am able to get my divorce I will get my maiden name back, if I ever marry again I will be keeping my maiden name.
10/11/2012
Contributor: Kitten has left the site Kitten has left the site
I took my husbands name. The name I had tied me to the emotional and verbal abuse that my mother inflicted on me and I didn't want anything to do with it so I took his name in a heartbeat. I was actually signing papers and whatnot with the name Harriman before I was married!
10/11/2012
Contributor: AmethystSmoke AmethystSmoke
I'm married and kept my maiden name because... it was my name. It really was/is as simple as that.
10/11/2012
Contributor: lovebites lovebites
not sure
10/11/2012
Contributor: mdnght mdnght
I don't know whether or not I'd like to change my name... I'm fond of my current last name, but it my partner's got a really cool one that makes my initials spell out something hilarious, I'd consider it
10/11/2012
Contributor: marshmallow marshmallow
if my state ever makes it legal, i 'll think about it
10/12/2012
Contributor: A.S. A.S.
I wouldn't change my name, but I'm a man so I wouldn't generally be expected to anyway.
10/12/2012
Contributor: michael scofield michael scofield
if i ever get married i would want my wife to keep her name most limey. i dont like my last name that is why
10/12/2012